How do sperm whales catch squids?

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 42-54

  Fristrup, Kurt M ^a   Harbison, G Richard ^b  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Foraging; Physeter macrocephalus; Vision

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY CAPTURE; VISION; WHALE;

CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MACROCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS; PHYSETERIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 0036163491     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2002.tb01017.x     Document Type: Article

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